Selection of medium-late and late hybrids. Index selection.
Place
of Birth: Kneja, Bulgaria
Secondary
Education: Graduated from “Neofit Rilski Secondary
School, Kneja (2006
Higher
Education:
Bachelor’s
degree in Agronomy (2011), University of Forestry, Sofia
Master’s
degree in Plant Protection (2012), University of Forestry, Sofia
Academic
Degree:
PhD
awarded in 2022
Languages:
English
(C1 – CEFR)
Russian
(A2)
PhD
Thesis Title:
“Evaluation
of Perennial Cereal Grasses - English Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Tall and Red
Fescues, with Relation of the Selection”
Scientific
Interests:
Breeding
of medium-late and late maize hybrids
Index
and tandem selection
Positions
Held:
Academic Positions at Maize Research Institute – Knezha and other academic
and research institutions:
Head
Assistant (2024)
Assistant
(2021–2023)
Managerial
and Other Positions at the Maize Research Institute – Knezha:
Project
Leader of the postdoctoral project “Development of a New Selection Index in
Maize” under the National Programme “Young Scientists and Postdoctoral
Researchers – Phase 2”
Governing
bodies of other institutions:
Participation
in National and International Projects:
Project Leader: Assoc. Prof.
Dr. Penka Vulchinkova, MRI-Knezha
Project
Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Valentina Valkova, MRI-Knezha
Project
Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Valentina Valkova, MRI-Knezha
Project
Leaders: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lyuba Glogova and Prof. Dr. Viliana Vassileva, MRI-Knezha
Project
Leader: Postdoctoral Researcher, Head Assistant Dr. Zhelyazko Vulchinkov, MRI-Knezha
Awards
and Distinctions:
Main publications:
1. Vulchinkova,
P., Savov, V., Chakalov, K., Popova, T., Angelova, G., &Vulchinkov, Z., (2018). Study
of inoculants of bioproducts Voodoo Juice and Tarantula influence on the
photosynthetic pigments and water regime of two maize hybrids.
In Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the Balkans (Vol. 21, Issue 1,
pp. 137–147). ISSN 2367-8364 (Online)
2. Katova,
A., &Vulchinkov, J., (2019). Variability of
morphological characters of collection accessions of perennial ryegrass (Lolium
perenne L.). Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 25(5),
1015–1023
3. S. Vulchinkov,
N. Petrovska. Zh. Vulchinkov, V. Valkova (2022). Evaluation
of the stability of early maize hybrids by parametric and nonparametric methods.
Book of abstracts [p. 64] / XXVth EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference Current
Challenges and New Methods for Maize and Sorghum Breeding, May 30 – June 2,
2022. Belgrade – Serbia
4. Stefan
Vulchinkov, Zhelyazko Vulchinkov (2022). Dynamics of
grain yield and moisture at harvest and progress observed in an eighteen-year
testing of maize hybrids from 4 fao groups. Book of abstracts [p. 63] /
XXVth EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference Current Challenges and New Methods
for Maize and Sorghum Breeding, May 30 – June 2, 2022. Belgrade – Serbia
5. Vulchinkov,
S., & Vulchinkov, Zh. (2023). Index selection for
yield and stability of maize inbred lines and hybrids. Bulgarian Journal of
Crop Science, 60 (3) 40-51 (Bg).
6.
Vulchnikov, S., Delić, N., Vulchinkov, Z.,
Pavlov, J., & Petrovska, N. (2024). Stability
of Bulgarian maize hybrids tested in Serbia. In Book of proceedings of 15th
International Scientific Agriculture Symposium “Agrosym 2024”, Jahorina,
10-13.10. 2024., Bosnia and Herzegovina (pp. 181-189). East Sarajevo:
University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of agriculture.
7. Vulchinkov,
Zh.,
(2024). Evaluation of maize hybrids
including new selection index. In Journal of Mountain Agriculture on the
Balkans. Vol. 27, Issue 6. Pp 149-175.
8. Vulchinkov,
S., & Vulchinkov, Zh. (2025). A method for maize hybrids zoning. Bulgarian Journal of Crop Science, 62 (1) 113-121
